U.S. Rep. Diane Black joined with other top-tier gubernatorial and Senate candidates at the West Tennessee Strawberry Festival parade May 11 in Humboldt, Tenn. From Jan. 1 to June 8, Black missed 36 percent of all votes cast in the House, according to GovTrack.us.(Photo: Larry McCormack / The Tennessean)

As U.S. Rep. Diane Black continues to campaign for the Republican nomination for Tennessee governor, she has increasingly missed votes on major legislation in Congress.

From Jan. 1 to June 8, Black missed 36 percent — or 93 of 257 — of all votes cast in the House, according to the nonpartisan site GovTrack.us.

The vast majority of Black’s missed votes came on bills that were easily approved in the House and her presence would not have altered the outcome of the legislation.

Among the nine current members of Congress running for governor in their home states, Black is second only to Democrat Tim Walz of Minnesota in missed votes. She has missed more votes than those by House members from Florida, Hawaii and Colorado combined.

Black’s missed votes outpaced all other members of the Tennessee congressional delegation this year. The eight other members of the state's delegation have missed a combined 82 votes. Of those, 40 were by U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Sen. Bob Corker.

In March, the USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee reported that Black had missed 29 of the 101 total votes the chamber had taken to that point.

Since the beginning of April, Black has missed more than 46 percent of House votes, putting her in the 99th percentile among Congress members during that time period, according to GovTrack.us.

Chris Hartline, a Black campaign spokesman, said the Gallatin congressman has “balanced performing her official duties and being in Tennessee to talk with voters about her conservative vision for Tennessee’s future and how she will fight to protect Tennessee values.”

Among legislation Black has not voted on in recent months are bills that provide funding to the nation’s military and a proposal related to opioids and veterans.

Black also did not cast a vote on the so-called “Right to Try Act,” which allows terminally ill patients access to drugs that have yet to receive federal approval. The legislation was a key priority for President Donald Trump.

Black’s missed votes include perfunctory action such as legislative motions. They also include:

On May 7, when Black was in Nashville to speak at the downtown office of the law firm Waller, she missed votes on two bills — both related to veterans’ burials. Both measures passed unanimously in the House.

But Black's missed votes also have come while she was making appearances on national news outlets.

On May 21, Black did an interview on Sean Hannity’s radio show, which is recorded in New York City.

That day, the House voted 377-2 in favor of the veterans and opioid-related measure. Black was one of 48 members of the House to not vote. That same day, the chamber also overwhelmingly approved the bill related to homeless veterans re-entering the workforce.

On May 22, she made appearances on "Fox and Friends" host Brian Kilmeade’s radio show, as well as a TV appearance on the Fox Business Network.